Wool & Words

Just want to check in..and it's Thursday, so I feel compelled to say something.

A quick update:

Trip to NYC--Fantastic! The week began with the double doctoring of my sister (a PhD AND an MD...what a gal!). After the graduation festivities, we got to do some sightseeing...in the rain, mostly. Steve and I went to Battery Park, the financial district, WTC, Chinatown, Midtown, and wandered about random bits of the Upper West Side, where we were staying (great hotel--Newton Hotel--on Broadway). We saw Avenue Q (ROFL) and visited Central AND Riverside Parks. Oh, and School Products and Habu. I bought lace yarn (of course!)--some gorgeous variegated blue merino lace weight and a skein of baby camel at School Products, and a few ounces of lovely black laceweight merino at Habu.

Every time I go to New York, I imagine myself living there. Then I get home, feel the expanse of space around me, and clutch my pillow tight. I enjoy visiting the city, but I love living in the South.

Knitting--Currently working on finishing the Pearl Buck cardi (the right front and 2 sleeves to go), knitting a red Pi shawl, and various sock projects. And a Knitting Pure and Simple Wrap Cardi in Cotton Fleece. All this yummy yarn, miles of stockinette to soothe the soul, and lovely needles that seem to knit the yarn themselves.

Writing--I'm writing and trying to finish this wacky project (I think it's called a dissertation) so that I can do the perp walk across the stage and get my colors. LOL. That was so NOT ghetto of me. Anyway...

I'll try to get something like a picture or two up soon. I'm very behind on reading blogs (but I'm really interested in everything you're doing), which is a good thing, since time reading blogs is time NOT spent writing that weird project. Have a cocktail or wine or beer or whatever you like for me. I'll resurface soon!